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"The recent literature on whole genome sequences provides abundant evidence for the action of natural genetic engineering in evolution. Discoveries about natural genetic engineering have coincided with rapid progress in our understanding of epigenetic control and RNA-directed chromatin formation. Special attention needs to be paid to the role of viruses and related so-called ""parasitic"" elements in the origin of genome formatting and natural genetic engineering capabilities especially the role of non-random genetic change operators in the production of complex evolutionary inventions. These Proceedings of the Symposium “Natural Genetic Engineering and Natural Genome Editing” (3-6 July 2008, Salzburg, Austria) assemble scientists working on genome organization, genome restructuring, genome formatting and virus research to discuss how to integrate these discoveries into the basic understanding of evolution, development and disease. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas. ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member."

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Author:   Günther Witzany (Telos- Philosophische Praxis, Bürmoos, Austria)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781573317658

ISBN 10:   1573317659
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   04 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

A perspective on natural genetic engineering and natural genome editing. Introduction Revisiting the central dogma in the 21st century Deconstructing the dogma: a new view of the evolution and genetic programming of complex organisms On the origin of cells and viruses: primordial virus world scenario The great billion-year war between ribosome- and capsid-encoding organisms (cells and viruses) as the major source of evolutionary novelties Learning from bacteria about natural information processing The viral eukaryogenesis hypothesis: a key role for viruses in the emergence of eukaryotes from a prokaryotic world environment Cell-cell channels, viruses, and evolution: via infection, parasitism, and symbiosis toward higher levels of biological complexity Impact of RNA virus infection on plant cell function and evolution Hen or egg?: some thoughts on tunneling nanotubes Evolution of genes and organisms: the tree/web of life in light of horizontal gene transfer The natural genetic engineering of polydnaviruses Friendly viruses: the special relationship between endogenous retroviruses and their host Natural genetic engineering of hepatitis C virus NS5A for immune system counterattack The fragmented gene The source of self: genetic parasites and the origin of adaptive immunity Cellular genes derived from Gypsy/Ty3 retrotransposons in mammalian genomes Noncoding RNAs: persistent viral agents as modular tools for cellular needs APOBEC3 proteins inhibit LINE-1 retrotransposition in the absence of ORF1p binding Epigenetic regulation of Mammalian genomes by transposable elements Are there epigenetic controls in Trypanosoma cruzi? Conceptual and methodological biases in network models No genetics without epigenetics? No biology without systems biology?

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Günther Witzany is the author of Natural Genetic Engineering and Natural Genome Editing, Volume 1178, published by Wiley.

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